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Dale and Xu are not your typical tornado-chasers. These guys don’t
pretend to be in it for the research. It’s a thrill ride for them,
that’s all. Hell, they spend September to May bettering their minds as
Grad students. They could use a little excitement in their lives.

When Susitna begs to come along on their annual adventure, Xu is
absolutely opposed. Dale convinces him to take her on as a driver so
they can fulfill their fantasy of getting naked in the backseat during a
storm--but they don't tell her that! How will Susitna react to the
boys' storm fetish?

EXCERPT:

As Dale surged forward, the air seemed to get very heavy. He spotted Xu
and Susi in the distance before he noticed the darkened cloud system
over a bright afternoon sky. "Did you find Charlie?" he called to them,
out of breath already. When he heard the dog barking like crazy up
ahead, a familiar sense of trepidation overtook him.

Xu pointed way out into the distance. "What do you think?"

Jogging up to them, Dale stared up at the charcoal grey sky. The winds
were picking up and, without any more warning than that, they were
caught in a downpour.

"What the fuck, man?" Susi shouted, picking up Charlie and holding the
puppy tight against her chest. Charlie stopped barking, and now sat
quivered against her owner's ample cleavage. "Where did this come from?"

Dale couldn't offer any response. He'd planned on tracking storms, or at
least seeing what the real storm trackers had to say this evening when
they arrived at some cheap and cozy motel in Omaha or thereabouts. When
he looked to his partner in crime, Xu said the same thing. "I haven't
had a chance to listen in yet. I wanted to get my course-planning out of
the way first." He held up his cell phone, shielding it from the
onslaught. "I don't get reception out here."

"Wherever here is," Susi said through chattering teeth. Her dark, wet
hair slapped her face, and she had to shout over the high winds. They
should have been running, trying to escape this massive rainfall, but
there was nothing quite so mesmerizing as a possibility.